Castagna Offers a New Basque Cider House Holiday Dinner and a New Year’s Eve Menu with Foie Gras, Black Cod and King Crab

Executive Chef Matthew Lightner brings his culinary experience in Spain to new Basque Holiday menu

PORTLAND, Oregon – (December 8, 2009) – Castagna will offer two tempting holiday dinners this season with a new authentic Basque Cider House Dinner on December 23rd and a New Year’s Eve dinner complete with a glass of bubbly. Chef [...]

Castagna’s New Executive Chef Matt Lightner Brings Menu Closer to the Source

CELEBRATES A LOCAL “FLAVOR” OF PLACE
Seasonal ingredients the focus with Castagna’s new garden and ties to foragers and farmers; Holst Architecture updates dining room with warm accents

PORTLAND, Oregon – (October 8, 2009) – Just back from Castagna’ s new garden, Executive Chef Matthew Lightner sorts his treasures of herbs, flowers and produce to consider [...]

Dueling Sommelier Dinner #3 at the Heathman Restaurant and Bar Features Guest Chef Elias Cairo from Castagna

An interactive wine series where dinner guests determine the best wine and food pairings – Jack Hott from Castagna takes the lead

PORTLAND, Oregon – (July 17, 2009) –  Castagna’s chef Elias Cairo will take over the kitchen at the Heathman for the third dinner in the 2009 Dueling Sommelier dinner series. With Jack Hott from [...]

Summer Rosé Wine Dinners at Castagna Showcase Wine Regions from Spain to Provence

PORTLAND, Oregon – (July 16, 2009) –  Castagna will celebrate warm-weather sipping with family-style regional dinners paired with favorite Rosé wines from Spain, the Rhône Valley, Provençe, and Northern Italy. Chef Elias Cairo will pair a four-course menu based on the cuisine from the specific wine region with a variety of rosé wines. The four-course [...]

Mother’s Day at Castagna

Tuesday, April 28th 2009

Mother’s Day Brunch
First annual Mother’s Day Brunch! This Mother’s Day we’ll be serving brunch, 10am to 2pm. Call for details and reservations. 503.231.7373
Sunday, May 10th, Mother’s Day Brunch
Basket of Mark’s pastries:
croissants, scones
House smoked trout or house made speck
choice of:
Ham, gruyère and morel tartelette with salad
Fried egg, and asparagus on toast [...]

April/May Wine Flights at Castagna and Anniversary Dinner Adds Second Night

Thursday night wine flights paired with four-course menu or a la carte

PORTLAND, Oregon – (April 15, 2009) – Castagna Restaurant added new wine flights to the menu offerings each Thursday evening with a selection of three wines from small wine producers in lesser known wine regions around the world. The wines will each [...]

Thursday night flights at Castagna

Wednesday, April 1st 2009

THURSDAY NIGHT FLIGHTS
Each Thursday evening we will explore our favorite lesser-known wine regions – with the focus on small organic and biodynamic winemakers who apply modern methods to traditional grape varieties. In order to best present these distinctive wines, we have paired each of them with [...]

Castagna Celebrates Ten Years Serving French and Italian Inspired Cuisine with Locally Grown Ingredients

Castagna a leader in Portland’s sustainable and local food community for the past ten years; Anniversary Dinner features favorite staff picks

PORTLAND, Oregon – (April 1, 2009) – Hitting the ten-year milestone in the restaurant world is an event to celebrate. The staff at Castagna Restaurant will look back at the past decade with a [...]

Castagna is ten!

Tuesday, March 31st 2009

PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATING OUR
10TH ANNIVERSARY!
Wednesday, April 15th at 6:30 pm
Featuring a family-style meal of
staff favorites including:
Seared sea scallops
Nettle Agnolotti
Coq au Vin Jaune with morels
$55 per person including wine and bubbly
gratuity not included
Call 503 231.7373 for reservations

www.castagnarestaurant.com

Thursday night flights at Castagna

Friday, March 6th 2009

Thursday night Flights
Each Thursday evening we will explore our favorite lesser-known wine regions. We will focus on small organic and biodynamic winemakers who apply modern methods to traditional grape varieties. In order to best present these distinctive wines, we have paired each of them with a [...]